On Friday, 01/06/2006 at 10:04 EST, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TCPIP would need to start much earlier in the CP IPL process for this > kind of thing to be really handy. It might be useful for some basic > administration tasks, but I think you'll run directly into the same > problem that SAF had -- it's really hard to be flexible enough to allow > the kinds of configuration necessary for Linux hosting, and there are > few new CMS shops appearing. Most of the CMS-intensive workload left has > already done the necessary automation in other ways, and the support in > IBM Director for managing VM images does provide some limited capability > if you absolutely have to have a GUI.
We find the IBM Virtualization Engine (VE), which contains IBM Director, to be very usable for Linux virtual machine management when used with the z/VM Center extensions. Over time the base [free] part of VE will be enhanced to encompass more elements of base VM system administration not related to user management. And if anyone thinks these GUIs will replace the Systems Programmer or eliminate the need for 3270-style access, think again. For appliances that might sufficient, but isn't a workable model for complex multi-purpose operating systems. The goal of the Virtualization Engine is to provide a common system management experience for all IBM servers, yet not interfere with underlying systems. (That was the mistake we made with VIF.) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
